Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Livermore on 25 February (HL Deb col 1567), on what basis they calculated that the Brexit deal created new trade barriers on businesses equivalent to a 13 per cent increase in tariffs for manufacturing, and 20 per cent for services.

Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

The figures relating to new trade barriers due to the UK leaving the EU are quoted from the “Big Brexit” report, produced by the Resolution Foundation thinktank.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to the economy of aligning the United Kingdom with the requirements of the European Union General Product Safety Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/988).

Answered by Baroness Gustafsson - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The UK enjoys a high level of product safety. The updated GPSR therefore largely formalises the reality of how businesses are already operating across the UK, and many UK businesses will already be going further than many of these requirements.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to British businesses selling to customers in the European Union and Northern Ireland of complying with the European Union General Product Safety Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/988).

Answered by Baroness Gustafsson - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The updated GPSR largely formalises the reality of how many businesses are already operating and the measures are therefore likely to have limited impact in practice. However, we understand that for some businesses, the regulation has required changes, and we take any concerns extremely seriously.

The department has issued guidance for businesses selling to Northern Ireland, which we will keep under review. DBT will continue to engage businesses directly to ensure they are familiar with the guidance and that the Government is supporting them to trade freely across the whole of the UK.

With respect to the EU market, British businesses may wish to contact the Government's Export Support service and the European Commission has also published guidance for businesses.

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